We braved the cold and the crowds to go down to DC for President Obama's inauguration.

It was very crowded. People were climbing on whatever they could find to get a better view.

Most people were wearing Obama buttons or maybe a hat. There were also some people with more elaborate items of clothing.

Max was cozily bundled into Dad's coat:

Did I mention that it was crowded?

We were trapped in a solid mass of people for about half an hour. We finally got out of there and were able to watch the inaugural address from a distant jumbotron.

This was pretty much the weirdest thing I saw:

Baby's first Christmas:

With the grandparents Christmas day:

Hi there everybody!!

Max practicing his favorite activity these days:

A boy and his toys:

I don't know if Max wants to help with the laundry or be the laundry:

With Aunt Nellie in Boston:

Stylin' on the Eastern Shore:

And last but not least, Art (aka dewdrops on the neighbor's laundry line):

Hooray! Fall is here in Maryland. We have been trying to get Max outside as much as possible in the beautiful September weather.

Watching the Labor Day parade with Dad:

By the water in Annapolis:

Playing in the grass by the lake:

Ready to go for a walk:

OTHER FUN PHOTOS FROM THE GREENBELT LABOR DAY PARADE:

The "Kick Gas" people:

Our housing coop's float:

The ERHS robotics club:

And finally, a dude on a horse claiming to be the Lone Ranger:

Max is 3 months old today!!!

Hooray - we survived the fourth trimester!

Bonding with Dad:

Failing to bond with Monster (probably just as well for all concerned):

Hanging with Kira:

Work on those biceps!!

Fun household activity # 374: Build a baby gym out of skewers, duct tape, and cannibalized parts from a Chinese hanging wall calendar thingy:

Add a fleece blanket and some Baby Einstein blocks and Max is in baby paradise:

Block party, anyone?

On an unrelated note, a bird built a nest outside our living room window. Max and I watched as she flew back and forth, fetching sticks and putting them in place. (Well, to be perfectly honest, I watched while Max alternated between eating, sleeping, and staring resolutely in the opposite direction).

Sleepy Max at the end of a long day:

Max on his monthday:

(Yeah, I know it's "just a gas pain" at this point, but it's oh so cute...)

With Stephen and Kathleen on Memorial Day:

Chilling out in the baby papasan:

Cuddling with Aunt Nellie:

Doing the pirate thing in Annapolis, where we forgot to bring a sun hat:

Sleeping with Mom:

Relaxing with Dad in the adult papasan:

Max uses expansive hand gestures to illustrate his point: